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Young women taking spironolactone for hormonally mediated acne do not need to be monitored for hyperkalemia, say the authors of a study that showed no significant increase in the risk of the condition. The retrospective study in 974 otherwise healthy women taking spironolactone found the rate of hyperkalemia was 0.72%, …

The androgen receptor–blocker spironolactone is highly effective and safe but underused for the treatment of acne in women, according to Dr. Julie C. Harper. “The longer I’ve been in practice, the wider the age range where I use spironolactone as my drug of choice,” Dr. Harper said at the Hawaii …